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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Al Jazeera Staff

UK police arrest 466 people at Palestine Action protest in London

Police officers detain a protester during a rally challenging the UK government's ban of the group Palestine Action, in Parliament Square, London, on August 9 [Jaimi Joy/Reuters]

Police in London have detained more than 466 people who were protesting the United Kingdom’s decision to ban the Palestine Action Group, marking the “largest ever mass arrest” at a single protest in the British capital, according to campaigners.

The arrests came after hundreds of people gathered at Parliament Square in London on Saturday, denouncing Israel’s war on Gaza and holding placards with the message, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”

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